January 21, 2022

MORONI, COMOROS — Comoros, the surprise package of the Africa Cup of Nations, is struggling to put a team together for their last-16 game against host nation Cameroon after 12 players and management tested positive for COVID-19, their federation announced Saturday. The 12 positive tests include both of the Coelacanths’ fit goalkeepers, with the third goalkeeper, Salim Ben Boina already injured. Comoros is due to face Cameroon on Monday. “The Coelacanths affected by COVID … include coach Amir Abdou, our only two goalkeepers, Moyadh Ousseini and Ali Ahamada,” the federation tweeted two days before a historic match for the Comoros

BEIJING, Fengtai, one of 16 districts of Beijing Municipality, today started district-wide nucleic acid testing, as local COVID-19 cases have been reported recently, local authorities said. The district has found a cluster infection, and is facing the risk of community transmission, according to a statement released by the district’s COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control headquarters. Beijing reported nine confirmed local COVID-19 cases and three asymptomatic cases, from 4;00 p.m. Friday to 4;00 p.m. yesterday. Four of the confirmed cases and all three asymptomatic cases are from Fengtai District. A residential compound in the district was also adjusted, from medium-risk to

Berlin, Borussia Dortmund won 3-2 at Hoffenheim to cut the gap at the top of the Bundesliga back to three points, pending Bayern Munich’s trip to Hertha Berlin on Sunday.   Erling Haaland scored the first goal of the Saturday programme after six minutes and Marco Reus also netted as Dortmund quickly forgot their midweek Cup exit to St Pauli Hamburg and knocked Hoffenheim down to sixth from fourth, dpa reported.   Bayer Leverkusen bolstered their position in third with Moussa Diaby’s hat-trick sealing a 5-1 home win over Augsburg while Union Berlin climbed to fourth following a 2-1 win